Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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